Talisay Landing Memorial

This memorial marks a landing site from the Allied campaign to retake Cebu from Japanese occupation in the final months of World War II, part of the broader Visayas liberation that ran through 1945. The plaques on site cover the tactical detail — landing sequence, objectives, units involved — for visitors who want the specifics rather than the general history.

It’s a quiet stop rather than a staged one: no visitor center, just the monument and the shoreline it sits on. Worth the ten minutes if the history is the draw, and easy to pair with other coastal stops nearby.

• Read the plaques for the landing’s tactical detail.
• The shoreline itself is unremarkable and quiet, a contrast to what happened here in 1945.
• A short stop rather than a planned excursion — pair it with other sites along the coast.

Explore More in Lapu-Lapu City

• Magellan Monument
• Naga Boardwalk
• Mactan Shrine